Kidney Diseases We Treat

At Memorial Transplant Institute, our transplant team includes nephrologists and transplant surgeons who skillfully treat patients with kidney disease and other health conditions that can damage the kidneys.

What Is Chronic Kidney Disease?

Chronic kidney disease is the result of a number of health conditions that damage kidney function over time. Two common causes of chronic kidney disease are diabetes (uncontrolled blood glucose or blood sugar levels) and high blood pressure.

If not treated effectively, chronic kidney disease can result in end-stage renal disease (kidney failure). People with kidney failure require dialysis or a kidney transplant to survive.

Dialysis is a treatment that filters the body's blood when the kidneys can no longer do so. Both types of dialysis (hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis) typically work well as a short-term treatment for kidney failure. However, kidney transplantation remains the best and more effective long-term solution.